DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i01.064

Pages: 337-341

Introduction: Propofol is a short-acting medication that results in a loss of consciousness and lack of memory for events. Sevoflurane is a sweet-smelling, nonflammable, highly fluorinated methyl isopropyl ether used as an inhalational anaesthetic for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. We have a very few comparative data regarding these two anaesthetic agents. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative complications between „total intravenous anesthesia with propofol‟ and „sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia‟. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in Pioneer Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh. During the period from January 2018 to December 2018. In total 94 patients who had ENT surgeries previously were finalized as the total study population. Total patients were divided into 2 groups. In Group I there were 43 patients to whom total intravenous anesthesia with propofol (TIVA) had been used and in Group II there were 51 patients to whom sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia (SIA) had been used. Postoperative complications and recovery period were determined as tachycardia, bradycardia, hypertension, hypotension, recovery time, additional analgesia and nausea-vomiting.